The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-07-15

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| families. Thus they are better in
spirits. have more hope, and are not
inclined to strike and grOwl about
higher wages.
Attendance npOn the public
schools has increased. The Super
inlendent of Public Instruction said
in his report the board OF education
made January l, 1887:
"During the past year it has be
come a subject of remark by teach
ers in the schools and by visitors,
that the children were more tidy,
were better dressed, were bet or
shod, and presented a neater mp
pearance than ever before. Less
trouble has been experienced in
having parents purchase books re.
quired by the rules, fewer children
have been withdrawn to aid in sup
porting the family, the higherclasses
in the grammar schools haze been
fuller, aid more children have been
promoted to the high schools, both
male and female, than ever before
in the history of the schools. All
these indications point to the i'll.
creased prosperity Of the city, and
to the growing interest in the cause
of education on the part of the PEG
Pile
There has been a marked increase
in attendance upon the Sunday
schools of the city. This is espe.
cially noticeable among the suburb
an churches. Many children have
started to the Sunday schools who
were not able to attend for want Of
proper clothing. Attendance upon
the different churches is far better.
From fifteen hundred to two thou
sand people have joined the various
churches of the city during the year.
The determination on the part of
the people to prohibit the liquor
traffic, has stimulated a disposition
to do away with other evils. The
laws against gambling are rightly
enforced. A considerable stock of
gamblers tools gathered together
by The police for several years past
was recently used for the purpose
OF making a large bonfire on One of
the occupied squares Of the city.
The city cOuacil has refused longer
to grant liren e 10 bucket shops,
thus putting the seal of its cOndem
nation upon the trade in futures of
all kinds.
All these reforms have had decid
ed tendency to diminish crime. Two
weeks we're necessary formerly TO
get through with the criminal dock
ct. During the present year it was
closed out in two days. The chain
gang is almost left with nothing but
the chains and the balls. The gang
part would not be large enough 10
work the public rOa,ls OF the county
We're it not augmented by fresh
supplies from the surrOundingcOu
ties. TIE city government is in tue
hands of our best citizens.
The majority in this county in
favor OF prohibition was only 235.
Such a change has taken place in
public sentiment, howevever, that
now there is hardly n respectable
anti prohibition in the city who
favor a return to bar rooms. There
are SOme who would prefer high
license, or its sale by the gallon, but
il is a remarkable fact that there is
no disposition to have the saloon
opened again. The bar-room has
gone from Atlanta forever, and the
people with remarkable unanimity
say amenl There is very little
drinking in the city. There has been
40 per cent falling off in the number
of arrests, nOtWi outstanding there
has been a rigid Interpretation of
the law under when arrests are
made Formerly, if a man was sober
enough to walk home he was not
molested. Now, if there is the
slightest variation from that state
in which the center of gravity fails
in q line inside the base, the party
. made to answer for such varia.
ton at thestaiiOn house.
Our experience has demonstrated
g rs beyond q doubt that 3 city OF
sixty thousand inhabitants can GET
along and advaace q . solid and
constant rate without the liquor
trafie